View a collection of my recent freelance web design and development projects.

Web Design & Development Portfolio

In addition to my freelance projects above, I've also delivered hundreds of high-quality commercial projects for major brands and enterprises as a developer for various digital agencies, namely Guerrilla based in Burleigh Heads. Some recent examples include:

Lead Developer — Daifuku Airport Technologies

Lead Front-End Developer — Village Roadshow Theme Parks, Movie World, Sea World, Wet n Wild, Paradise Country, Outback Spectacular, Mirvac Office & Industrial, Citimark Properties, Queensland Treasury Department, Ipswich City Council

Front-End Developer — BBC Worldwide & BBC Studios, Norco Foods, Ardent Leisure, Palm Lake Group

Unhappy with their previous website, Hot Shott Kitchen engaged Harwood Digital to build a bespoke brochure website that would bring their brand to life, featuring the full menu in an easy-to-browse format, Instagram and Google Maps integrations, and a direct contact form.

Hot Shott Kitchen « WordPress Website Development

Lovers of fantastic food, fine coffee, and fun times, Hot Shott Kitchen are thrilled to serve their own taste of rustic elegance to locals and visitors on the GC. You can choose anything off the menu at any time of day, so settle in as their squad of HOT SHOTTS take you straight to foodie heaven.

Project Date: November 2020
Branding: Brand Stylist
Design: Kellie Design
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

Super happy with our new site! A thousand times better than the old one.

House of Paloma is an eCommerce venture run by Gold Coast local Aimee Oliver, showcasing thoughtfully created collections for the modern yet playful child, offering quality pieces designed in pure natural fibres, whilst effortlessly versatile.

Harwood Digital was engaged to rebuild the existing Shopify store from the ground up with a new design, updated branding, new functionality including the addition of a blog, and major SEO and performance improvements across the board.

Project Date: May 2020
Platform: Shopify
Backend: Ruby on Rails
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Webpack

I worked closely with Tyson Jaeger and the Taeger creative team to develop a sleek, modern website and online store with advanced eCommerce functions and capabilities.

Taeger « eCommerce Website Development

Tyson Jaeger founded Taeger with a singular, steadfast goal in mind; to produce high-quality footwear that was socially and environmentally sustainable.

Harwood Digital worked closely with Tyson and the Taeger creative team to develop a sleek, modern website and online store with advanced eCommerce functions and capabilities.

Project Date: March 2020
Platform: Shopify
Backend: Ruby on Rails
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Webpack

In 2019, Harwood Digital partnered with Sydney-based Tandem Agency to develop a bespoke website for their fresh new brand, allowing them to tell their story while showcasing the quality marketing projects they've undertaken for an array of high-profile clients.

Tandem Agency « Website Development

With a background in graphic design, the client provided all branding, assets and design mockups, giving us a great starting point to bring their vision to life through the development phase.

Project Date: January 2020
Branding & Design: Client-provided
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

Harwood Digital worked alongside Brand Stylist and Kellie Design to create a unique landing page to showcase Seaside Collective, a new development of retail, office and living spaces in Kingscliff, New South Wales.

Seaside Collective « Website Development

Seaside Collective is a new development of retail, office and living spaces in Kingscliff, New South Wales.

I worked alongside Brand Stylist and Kellie Design to create a unique landing page to showcase the development's offerings and available leasings.

Project Date: December 2019
Branding: Brand Stylist
Design: Kellie Design
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

While the full website is still under construction, I developed a simple and effective landing page which will allow Halesmith Property to start building their online presence and SEO prior to launching their full website in 2020.

Halesmith Property « Landing Page Development

Halesmith Property is a boutique property business focused on connecting people, pinpointing opportunities, creating value and delivering outcomes.

I was approached by Tandem Agency, a Sydney-based property marketing agency, to help take their branding and designs through to the final stage of development.

While the full website is still under construction, I developed a simple and effective landing page which will allow Halesmith Property to start building their online presence and SEO prior to launching their full website in the new year.

Project Date: October 2019
Branding & Design: Tandem Agency
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

I was originally contacted to simply update content and imagery across The Spiritual Path's existing website, adding in a few new features here and there. During the initial process, I uncovered major performance and security issues with the site and the very outdated WordPress theme that had been used to build it.

The Spiritual Path « Website Design & Development

Kim Kent runs The Spiritual Path, a home-based business offering a wide range of services including specialised meditation, bodywork, spiritual answers to earthly challenges, astrological birth charts, numerology, past life channelling, dream interpretation and community group consultations.

I was originally contacted by Kim to simply update content and imagery across The Spiritual Path's existing website, adding in a few new features here and there. During the initial process, I uncovered major performance and security issues with the site and the very outdated WordPress theme that had been used to build it.

Upon making this discovery, I set to work completely redeveloping the site from the ground up to ensure the client would receive the best possible outcomes from the time and effort they had put into the project.

Project Date: October 2019
Branding & Copywriting: Brand Stylist
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

I have just recently had my entire website re-built by Charles and I am so very pleased with the end result. I am only too happy to recommend Charles and Harwood Digital Services for your business. He is an absolute whizz at what he does and is so unassuming about his expertise.

My old site was so outdated and so difficult for me to update newsletters and blogs that I was ready to give up until I was recommended to try Charles and his specialised skills with Wordpress.

There are still a lot of things he did with securing my site and making it easier for others to navigate through, that I didn’t understand but that’s why your leave it up to an expert and someone you can trust.

Thanks Charles for taking away the burden of keeping up with ever-changing technology. Gives me the space to focus on what is really important to me in providing excellence in Spiritual caregiving through my business.

Richie Edmiston, Brand Stylist, came to me looking for something very bespoke and outside the box to showcase his individual flair and wide-ranging skills and experience. I worked closely with Richie to take his design mockups to the next level, developing a truly unique web experience.

Brand Stylist « Headless Website Development

Brand Stylist Richie Edmiston works with creative agencies and direct clients to help build standout brands and innovative marketing campaigns.

Richie came to me looking for something very bespoke and outside the box to showcase his individual flair and wide-ranging skills and experience. I worked closely with Richie to take his design mockups to the next level, developing a truly unique web experience.

Project Date: July 2019
Platform: WordPress with Headless Frontend
Backend: LAMP Stack with REST API (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: NodeJS, ReactJS, HTML5, CSS3

Harwood Digital designed and developed a cutting-edge website for Walker Financial using the latest state-of-the-art technologies. The combination of NodeJS and ReactJS on the frontend provides an unparalleled user experience coupled with blazing-fast performance.

Walker Financial « Headless Website Design & Development

Walker Financial is a boutique brokerage service based on establishing a thorough understanding of your personal investment goals first, then building an individually tailored solution to fit your specific needs second. They know that no two clients are ever the same; it’s a calculated case of matching the perfect product to each particular brief honed through 12-years of professional industry practice.

I designed and developed a cutting-edge website for Walker Financial using the latest state-of-the-art technologies. The combination of NodeJS and ReactJS on the frontend provides an unparalleled user experience coupled with blazing-fast performance, while the WordPress backend allows for tried-and-true ease of content management.

Project Date: March 2019
Platform: WordPress with Headless Frontend
Backend: LAMP Stack with REST API (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: NodeJS, ReactJS, Material, HTML5, CSS3

We were fortunate enough to experience a 10/10 for the service provided by Harwood Digital. Prompt, professional, painless & supportive to our business needs & requirements. Charles made the whole process of building a new website seamless & easy. Highly recommend!

I worked with the Stringer team to create a fresh, modern, mobile-responsive design that truly encapsulated the high quality of their building work. The development was done using WordPress as the CMS, ensuring the Stringer team would be able to quickly and easily update their own content going forward without the need to pay a developer to make updates each time.

Stringer Building Services « Website Design & Development

Stringer Building Services is a small, personalised company that operates out of Palm Beach on the Southern Gold Coast.

Mat Stringer, builder, owner, and director has been in the building industry for 25+ years. He started as an apprentice carpenter, went on to operate as a small self-employed carpentry contractor before obtaining his builders' license.

If you’re looking for quality, expertise, and efficiency all with accurate attention to detail, then Stringer Building Services should be your builder.

Mat and Renee came to me looking to refresh their outdated website and bring it into the modern age. Their major pain points with the existing website were:

Not responsive across mobile and tablet devices

Very difficult to update content, requiring to pay a developer each time

Project Date: April 2018
Platform: WordPress (self-hosted)
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

In late 2017 Harwood Digital helped to rebrand, redesign and redevelop the online presence of the business and legal consultancy, ABA Legal Group.

ABA Legal Group « Website Development

The ABA client experience is based on personalised service with complete communications transparency to create custom business solutions that perform. They take a “360-degree blue sky approach” to identify dormant opportunities that offer positive ROI while assessing any risk and challenge factors that may impact your business in both the short and long term. With ABA Legal Group, it’s not a case of reaching your business targets, it’s a calculated strategy in exceeding them.

In late 2017, I partnered with fellow locals, Gold Coast branding expert Richie Edmiston (Brand Stylist) and freelance designer Nicole Thompson (NT Design), to rebrand, redesign and redevelop the online presence of the business and legal consultancy, ABA Legal Group.

After a number of years with an agency in Brisbane, feeling more like just a number, ABA Legal Group wanted to move to use local Gold Coast suppliers to improve communication, collaboration and reduce costs.

Project Date: November 2017
Branding & Strategy: Brand Stylist
Design: NT Design
Platform: WordPress
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Bootstrap 4

Charles created our company website a few years ago, and it has worked seamlessly ever since! Charles has been available to assist us with our website needs right from the beginning and continues to do so with efficiency and positivity. He is a pleasure to work with and we strongly recommend his services.

I was engaged to design and develop a highly visual website to showcase Villa Segara's stunning modern features. I combined this with a custom online booking system deeply integrated into the website, complete with an interactive calendar, to allow guests to look up available dates, book and pay for their stay, all in the one place.

Villa Segara Legian « Website Design & Development

Villa Segara is a modern, private, pool villa right in the middle of Legian, Bali. Situated between the Garden View / Y Sports Bar and the Three Brothers Hotel, Villa Segara is in the perfect location to experience the exuberant lifestyle of Legian without the need to travel by scooter or car.

The villa was a brand new build in mid-late 2017 and I was engaged to design and develop a highly visual website to showcase the villa's stunning modern features. I combined this with a custom online booking system deeply integrated into the website, complete with an interactive calendar, to allow guests to look up available dates, book and pay for their stay, all in the one place.

Project Date: September 2017
Branding & Logo: Ash Rigby
Platform: WordPress with custom online booking system
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

Website Design & Development with custom integrated online booking system

Kiwi and Bull are a leader in the Top 10 Hairdressers on the Gold Coast due to their passion for quality service. Armed with nothing but a logo and an array of professional photos, I designed and developed a responsive website that reflects the boutique, sophisticated vibe of the salon and highlights the award-winning work these guys are doing.

Kiwi & Bull Salon « Website Design & Development

Kiwi and Bull is a boutique hair salon in the heart of Southport with a core focus on guest experience and excellence in hairdressing. They are a leader in the Top 10 Hairdressers on the Gold Coast due to their passion for quality service.

Armed with nothing but a logo and an array of professional photos, I designed and developed a responsive website that reflects the boutique, sophisticated vibe of the salon and highlights the award-winning work these guys are doing.

Project Date: October 2016
For Agency: Cue Media
Platform: WordPress (self-hosted)
Backend: LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

Portfolio

My freelance projects

Hot Shott Kitchen

House of Paloma

Taeger

Tandem Agency

Seaside Collective

Halesmith Property

The Spiritual Path

Brand Stylist

Walker Financial

My agency work

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